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Calling all superheroes -- there's a crisis afoot! The world's supply of tangerines is dangerously low, and we need a superhero to come and save us. That's where you come in!

Your task this week is to become a superhero and save the world -- in this case, solving the problem of too few tangerines. How would you go about doing this? Would you be Sunshine Man and part the clouds so tangerine trees can get much needed sunlight? Or would you choose to be the Masked Miracle Grow and sprinkle your special fast growing powder? It's completely up to you!

All entries must be made as comments to this journal. Be sure to include:

Your superhero name

One of your superhero powers

An explanation of how you would use your powers to solve the tangerine shortage.

Entries must be made as comments to this journal and must be submitted by Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 11:59 PM Los Angeles, CA, time. Entries will be judged based on creativity, inclusion of the three elements above, and heroicness.

Oh no! The evil orange-haired Tangerine Queen with her Cher-like appearance has returned! Legend has it that she steals all of the tangerines to keep her hair that bright orange color.

Men have even written a song about her telling of her evil deeds: The Tangerine QueenIt is my duty as Barber The Barbarian to cut this evil queen down to size and restore balance to the land of Tangeria.

I will raise an army of Tangerian Knights to fight and weaken the queen in battle. And once she's in a weakened state, I will be able to get close enough to use my special power, The Buzz Cut, to shave the queen's long flowing orange hair and therefore take away her power to steal tangerines.

Tangerines are important. Everyone knows they're what they use to fuel the nuclear power plants of the world. So when I got wind of this terrible crisis, I knew I had to act.

My name is Manifold. Well, actually my name is Fra-- Oh! Oh-ho, almost told you! Can't be blabbing my secret identity all over the place (though if you think about it, Manifold is my secret identity... when I'm out of uniform... so I suppose it's... all relative). Anyway, they call me Manifold because I've got a ton of powers. Like at least three that I know of, but probably more! Like, I can walk through walls (it's more of a lean than a walk really, and it takes about four hours to get all the way through, but it's still pretty unbelievable), and I can put my feet behind my head.

But the greatest power of all is my ability to stop time.

For everyone else, I mean. Ha ha, obviously. So, I'm still moving around, and stuff that I touch can move around, but everything else is standing still. It's pretty sweet.

And that was the power I used in solving the tangerine crisis.

Or as I like to call it, Operation Flaming Velociraptor.

So I stopped time and got online to find out the location of the nearest tangerine factory. That didn't work out so well because all the servers were frozen, so I walked to the library instead and searched until I found what I needed.

Turns out tangerines are not like oranges, they don't come from factories. They grow on farms in places like Korea, Sicily, and Western Canada. I decided on Canada because there would be no oceans involved. It still took me about a month to walk there though. It wasn't all bad, I saw lots of deer, and even a pheasant in flight. That was real spiffy.

When I got to the tangerine farm I found out that it wasn't a matter of the tangerines being hoarded and hidden away by villains, it was an actual shortage shortage. Like, there just weren't enough trees producing fruit.

So I spent about six months leaning against each of the trees in turn so that their fruit would grow while time was stopped. That way, at the end of the six months I'd unfreeze time and all the trees would be full of fruit and the farmers would be super surprised.

I uh, I did a lot of reading.

A lot.

But in the end, Operation Flaming Velociraptor was a huge success. On that one farm anyway. But there were tons of tangerines when I was finished, so I'm sure it was enough to offset the global deficiency.

Superhero Power: Ability to communicate with plants. Whether it's fraternizing with a fern, canoodling with a cactus or rapping with a raspberry bush, our hero, also known as The Plant Whisperer gets to the 'root' of the problem.

How will this help tangerine shortage: By 'talking' and hanging out with the remaining tangerines to get the scoop on their dwindling numbers. Whether it's hunger, thirst, disease or rivallry with their nemesis the clementine, The Green Thumb will use his powers to help the tangerines thrive again!

Superhero name- Dark AngelSuperpower- InvisibilityHow would this help?- I would turn invisible and steal the tangerines from the rich people and give them to the poor people (kind of a Robin Hood scenario) all the while encouraging people to grow their own tangerines.

Superhero name- The GaiaSuperpower- A power of duplication.How would this help?- It would help because each time I duplicate fully grown tangerine tree with tangerines, it would double.1 tree doubles to be 3 trees those three trees would double and we would have 9 trees etc.

Superhero Name: The Womangerine Superpower: My power would be the tender loving care that each young living thing needs in order to grow healthy and strong time a gazillion! How Would This Help Restore the Tangerines?: By caring for each tangerine as I would my own child, I would nurture them to mature faster into responsible adults that would safely reproduce and replenish the world's population of tangerines, all the while being polite to others, brushing their teeth, and looking both ways before they cross the street!

Superhero name- The Sketching Stranger!Superpower- The power to turn detailed sketches to reality!How would this help?- I would draw a plot of dirt, and when I turn it into reality I will place it in the most ideal place for a tangerine tree to grow. Then I will draw a tangerine tree sapling and plant it, and create some rainclouds to water it for me!

Superhero(ine) name: Melodeic Sonata. Superpower: Plants love my singing, so they want to grow faster because they'll hear it better when they're bigger. And, they show me their beauty in exchange for my singing. This would solve the tangerine shortage by having music loving tangerine trees grow faster and grow more tangerines to increase tangerine production along with plants close to me making the world more beautiful. Any listener will love my song.

The Story: A feeling of sadness had crept into the land. For years, the people of Earth had been a very vibrant race, but now a shortage of tangerines has threatened their very existence. You see, not only did the vast fields of tangerines make the hillsides a beautiful and fragrant scene, but the fruit also provided a crucial source of vitamin C to the people of Earth. Without the tangerines, people were starting to grow weak and lethargic. It was apparent that scurvy was starting to set in.

All efforts seemed hopeless. For the past few months, many efforts to produce the coveted tangerine had failed miserably. They tended to plants in the field with extra care minding to ensure they had plenty of water, sunshine, and nutrients. But the plants failed to produce any fruit. If only there were a solution. They just needed someone to show them the way!

As the people lost the last of their hope that the tangerines would ever come back, there was a large flash in the distant sky.... and there he stood. Tall, handsome, and smelling of sweet citrus! "Could it be?" the people of Earth cried out. Then from the back of the crowd a man shouted, "It's him! Murcott Man!"

An explosion of clapping, cheering, and whistling broke the silence that had recently blanketed the land. A saviour had arrived, surely Murcott Man would bring back the life of their fields of plants!

"People of Earth," came his thundering voice, "I have descended on your planet to bring to you the knowledge needed to once again produce plentiful amounts of tangerines!"

"You see," he continued, "the knowledge of growth is simple, and once used by many in this land. However, throughout the years these techniques have been forgotten and abandoned by your race. And now an epidemic has come from the foolish lack. I shall teach you all once again how to produce the succulent fruit!"

The people of Earth were relieved and excited, for they would soon be swimming in mounds upon mounds of bright orange tangerines! Then, came the oddest of requests.

"Quickly, people of Earth," came Murcott Man's request, "gather the members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra!"

"What?" they cried out! "How on Earth is a concert going to help at a time like this? But they knew Murcott Man was very wise, and a call was sent to all members of the orchestra to assemble at once on the hillsides of the tangerine fields.

Soon the fields were overcome by the buzz of instruments trying to find that perfect tune. As Murcott Man approached the podium, the humming from the assembly ceased. With a sharp rap, rap, rap of his baton every member of the ensemble quickly came to attention, ready for the cue from their conductor.

Soon, Mozart's music as flying through the air. As majestic as it was, the people of Earth still stood in confusion at the sight before them. Surly their key to growing success lied deeper than a well played tune. They struggled to maintain faith that Murcott Man was going to bring prosperity back to their barren fields.

Hours passed and still all hope seemed lost. As the musical show came to a close, the people of Earth started to turn and leave, headed back to their homes to mope in defeat. "People of Earth, have faith, for in the morning your fields will be abloom with life!" cried out Murcott Man. He knew it was true, but wondered if even one person believed him.

Morning came swiftly and as the groggy people of Earth arose from their slumber, a familiar scent danced through the air. The sweat smell of pollen infiltrated their nostrils. With the excitement of a child on Christmas morning, they rushed to the windows to see what had occurred while they had napped.

It was a majestic view, as the sun filtered through the leafy branches of the trees, one could see the bright white blossoms that adorned the branches. "It's a miracle," came a shout from the street!

"No fair people of Earth, that's the power of music!" announced a thundering voice from the sky. Murcott Man was hovering above the speckled fields of freshly blossomed tangerine plants. "Remember this, have faith, and you will forever have an abundance of tangerines!" With that, Murcott Man turned and in a blink of an eye, vanished back into the sky from which he had came.

A festival ensued and the people of Earth celebrated their bountiful crops. And every year since, they pay tribute to the one who showed them the way and saved their fields. A concert is played and they celebrate the coming of a prosperous harvest.

One of your superhero powers-Kinetic energy absorption to make rainbows that produce other objects

An explanation of how you would use your powers to solve the tangerine shortage-I'll use my ability to absorb the kinetic energy around me to produce an orange rainbow in the sky which will rain colourful tangerines that float softly to the ground. deviantART muro drawing

Sorry, I left an extra word in there that isn't needed and added a muro by mistake since I couldn't draw while on my phone..

Your superhero name-Nyan Bear

One of your superhero powers-Kinetic energy absorption to make rainbows that produce other objects

An explanation of how you would use your powers to solve the tangerine shortage-I'll use my ability to absorb the kinetic energy around me to produce a rainbow* in the sky which will rain colourful tangerines that float softly to the ground.

My name would be Orange-You-GladMy super power would be super speed...I would use my power to save the tangerines by planting, growing, weeding and feeding the tangerine plants in the blink of an eye! Also, I'd find time to do some speedy shopping

I will be Tan Man and I will use my Special time assessing powers to give all the little tangerines just enough sunlight to get them all "taned" enough so that they get just enough sunlight without getting burned. Then I will use the same powers on their other side so that they get equal "tan" (aka sunlight exposure on all sides.

Super hero name: Rain ManOne of my powers: The ability to make it rain anything at any time.How would I solve the tangerine shortage:I would take one tangerine and cut it open to get the seeds, and then take the seeds and fly them into the sky and use my unit multiplier to multiply all the seeds. Then I would spread them out in my clouds and make it rain tangerine seeds!

To refurnish the tangerines, I'd spread peace among the humans (and aliens) of Earth so that everyone who was at war would be overjoyed for now apparent reason. They'd end the wars and I'd set up a giant tangerine orchard over the battlefield. All of the soldiers, now out of a job, would grow tangerines!

How to use such powers to solve the tangerine shortageWell obviously there is a tangerine supply shortage because the people of the world are eating far too many of the fruit, and so they will notice a shortage when there is one. As a very fashionable doctor, it would be a simple matter of spreading a totally scientific report stating that apples have the ability to prevent all sorts of health problems, and that eating too many tangerines in a short span of time could increase other health problems. Since people tend to listen to doctors and scientific reports many would turn to eating apples instead (in case of apple shortage, we'll just change the fruit until we eventually end up back at tangerines).

For those that dont pay attention to doctors or scientific reports, that's where the fashion part comes in. As a true fashionista i'd tell all the fashion outlets that the colour orange and tangerines are so passe and last years fashion, and that the in thing now is apparently green and things related to kiwi fruits. They'd believe me...cos that's one of my powers the power of bullshitting is another apparently lol. As such slaves to fashion will also convert and consume less tangerines.

Thus people stop eating them, and don't notice there is a shortage because less people are eating them, and in the meantime the tangerines are free to mate and grow and produce little baby tangerines for future eating!

Your superhero name:-Mandarin. Because "tangerine" is "Mandarin" on Norwegian, and it also means the language "Chinese". One of your superhero powers:-Earning real money from no where, quick and no limits, and curing diseases. An explanation of how you would use your powers to solve the tangerine shortage:-Since my name is Mandarin, I will ask all the very many Chinese people to eat anything else than tangerines, and plant as many tangerines as possible. Everyone who does, will get money from me. After tons of tangerines have grown all over in China, everyone who eats the tangerines will be cured for any injuries they have and will be immune against many diseases - because of my magical powers, saving bot tangerines and the humans!

Your superhero name: Lumbriciman One of your superhero powers: Tunneling through the ground in the manner of an earthworm. An explanation of how you would use your powers to solve the tangerine shortage: I would tunnel about the grounds of the tangerine tree fields and bring oxygen to the roots of the trees, and make the ground looser so water may flow quickly and efficiently to where it is needed most.

Superhero power: He can make plants grow healthy and strong with just touching them, but its true power is that he makes the tangerine trees live forever in health and happiness.

An explanation of how you would use your powers to solve the tangerine shortage : He would travel from town to town healing and helping all the world tangerines. But along the way he also would restore life to forests and parks that had died long ago. He will not leave behind all those fruit trees, vegetables, legumes and much more plants, to helping to solve hunger in countries like Haiti that has suffered enough.

Explanation: The world's supply of tangerines is low because of the international crisis of Colony Collapse Disorder amongst bee populations leading to plants being under pollinated. Professor Berenbaum is one among many trying to do something to help save the species, but more people need to be aware of this catastrophe in order for it to get the support that it both needs and deserves because this affects every life on this planet. It goes beyond bees, honey, fruit, or plant populations - due to the fact that plants have been proven to help reduce Global Warming, this could even lead to an even faster rate of climate change.

Everyone who sees this and is fortunate enough to have some disposable income that they dedicate to NPOs and charities, please consider adding this and other environmental bee funds to your lists of possible organizations deserving of your philanthropies.

(Also, if this comment wins, please give my free prize to the next deviant who purchases the stress balls and donate that $12 to the NPO fund linked above. Thank you everyone, keep raising awareness, and please have a delightful weekend and proceeding week. )

Superhero name: CitrineSuperpower: The ability to create a harmless cyclone that sends fruits (mostly citruses) flying in all directions that runs on her own energy; generally only a few at a time so as not to deplete her energy.How this would help: She would use all her energy to create a huge cyclone that would produce lots of tangerines, effectively sacrificing herself, at least for a long time.

Superhero name: AeraSuperpowers: Flight and telekinesisHow I would use my superpowers to fix the tangerine shortage: I would fly to the nearest grove of tangerines, and use my telekinesis to quickly extract all the seeds from the tangerines and deposit them in the ground someplace else to grow into more tangerine trees!

Orange Butterfly Prince I have power to issues royal decrees that supersede reality when they involve butterflies or anything orange I will issues a royal proclimation that all non-orange butterflies shall become a tangerines, and it will be so.

Orange butterflies are my friends, so I would never do that to them without asking permission first.

Citrus Girl As an orphan raised by a tribe of tangerines I can mimic the call of tangerines. I would stand in the middle of a field and call to the tangerines, when a few of them get near enough, I'll put some Barry White on and they'll multiply like crazy. Problem solved. You're welcome world.

Name: Citrus Girl Superpower: As an orphan raised by a tribe of tangerines I can mimic the call of tangerines. Use of Superpower: I would stand in the middle of a field and call to the tangerines, when a few of them get near enough, I'll put some Barry White on and they'll multiply like crazy. Problem solved. You're welcome world.

Superhero name: Shakalaka-Boom-Boom WomanSuperpowers: Draw things into existanceExplantion: I would draw giant baskets full of tangerines and they would become real giant buckets full of tangerines. I will give up my free time to draw a vast number of these so the world will never run out of tangerines again.

This answer is probably not valid, but how about we get Get-your-priorities-straight-man to remind people that there are far worst problems for the planet and humankind right now than a lack of tangerines? XD

How I'd use my power: Well, since tangerines are a citrus, I'd be able to clone it! So I would then clone a bunch of tangerines! And of course, I'd only have to do it once, since you can collect the seeds from those tangerines before using them to plant even more tangerines! Go tangerines!!

An explanation of how you would use your powers to solve the tangerine shortage.

I would brainwash people (mainly criminals, politicians & ducks) into working at farms in order get them to plant more tangerine trees & harvest them. Thinking about it well, it kind of sounds like a villainous thing since I might end up breaking labor laws (especially in regards to the ducks XD) deviantART muro drawing

Name: MattershiftPower: Shift body content to any volume of a natural substance

In lieu of the tangerine shortage caused by the recent catastrophic drought, I would clear my schedule for the next six months. Then (when absolutely sure that my pets were taken care of and that no one would worry about my disappearence) I would travel to the epicenter of tangerine farms and enter the atmosphere by shifting to water vapor. Once there, I would then shift to liquid and fall as rain onto the parched plants before being absorbed into their roots. I would enter the trees through their roots, then exit again in the form of water vapor only to start the cycle once again. By the end of my six months, the natural rains would have returned and I would be fully clear of my leafy prison, free to condense to my natural fleshy state once more and enjoy the "fruits of my labor".

Your superhero name:The Conjurer One of your superhero powersThe ability to make tangerines, among other things, to materialize using air matter around me, as well as willpower- the ability only applies. An explanation of how you would use your powers to solve the tangerine shortage.I would go into supermarkets and orchards, as well as fruit stands and food banks, and use my sorcery to create tangerines. I would also take a group of apprentices to teach them to do the craft, so world hunger can be stopped. :I